So I have tried almost everything. I made an all grain IPA. Mash @154 degrees. use yeast nutrient and boiled the wort chiller @ 15 mins. About a six gallon batch. Just grain. No other fermentables. And 7oz of hops.

Thought I knew what I did wrong, I didn't think I aerated enough, but now I'm not sure. Usually I use O2, however I ran out and didn't realize until after I had pitched the yeast. But for the yeast it was a 1.5L starter @ 18 hours. WPL060. Gave it a decent shake, although probably not as much as I normally would without a starter. 0G of 1.066. Let it ferment, attached a blow out tube, which it blew through really well. After 2 weeks I checked the gravity expected it to be around 1.017, it was @1.035.

Was fermenting @168 degrees, moved it to a place a few degrees warmer, about 72. checked again, nothing. Made a new 1.5L starter with 060, pitched at high Krausen, swirled it when I pitched it, didn't want to shake it for oxidation fears. Left it @ 72 degrees for 2 weeks, just checked and it has dropped to 1.034...

I have no idea WTF. Was going to go get some Beano today, because why not at this point. Still would like to do a massive dry hop, but also don't want to waste anymore hops if this is not going to fully ferment. Seems a bit too unfermented to actually Keg at this point.

I have the same thing going on right now OG 1.056 ferment good for 4 days, then slowed way down, then stopped. Rack it into secondary and gravity was 1.030, tasted sweet but good. I'm just going to let it set for a while, I'm getting a bubble once in a while out of the secondary.

Refractometer, and it is calibrated. I have rechecked it several times. I will make sure by testing something else I know the fg of to make sure. As for stopping the fermentation after adding beano, I had read it will stop on its own. Haven't heard any actual stories of it going too low. Might be a cool experiment any how at this point.

Refractometer, and it is calibrated. I have rechecked it several times. I will make sure by testing something else I know the fg of to make sure. As for stopping the fermentation after adding beano, I had read it will stop on its own. Haven't heard any actual stories of it going too low. Might be a cool experiment any how at this point.

it will stop on it's own but it won't magically stop at 1.017. it will be a cool experiment.

Refractometer, and it is calibrated. I have rechecked it several times. I will make sure by testing something else I know the fg of to make sure. As for stopping the fermentation after adding beano, I had read it will stop on its own. Haven't heard any actual stories of it going too low. Might be a cool experiment any how at this point.

It might be calibrated, but since alcohol is in the mix, the reading is skewed and so if you test it with a hydrometer, I bet you'll find that it's more like 1.015-1.018. Try it!

I'll make a little bet. If you check it with a hydrometer, it'll be 1.020 or less. That's my guess.

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Mu guess... Either your thermometer was off and you mashed much higher than you thought or your refractometer is giving you false readings. That beer is finished. How did it taste? A 1.066 beer would have finished with a vial of yeast.... And you pitched two different starters.